The management of ESUT has lauded the staff and students of the university for their good conducts during the just concluded 2024/2025 first semester examination.

The Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu who gave the commendeation in an interview with ESUT Monitor, noted that the Uniuverity’s Examination Monitoring Committee had submitted its resulst which will be deliberated on by the bmanagment.

Mr Ugwu who said that no major incidence were recorded during the exams noted that the committee’s report will be delibrated on and decision reached will be implemented.

“The 2024/2025 first semester examinations ended on March 21. So far, the Examination monitoring team has submitted their reports and the management will deliberate on it. I don’t think we have cases of malpractice becauese at Faculty levels, they have their own exmination monitoring team which works paripassu with that of the University’s. So at the level, the incidences of examination malpractices were reduced to the bearest number.

“First and foremost, let me commend the students and staff for their conduct during the examinations. We didn’t witness any major incident and we thatnk God for that.

“As I said earlier, the management have not deliberated on the report yet but be rest assured that any decision reached will be emplemnted. This management has zero tolerance for cheating during examination and any student found cheating, or an invigilator caugth abating it will be sanctioned,” Mr Ugwu said.

It could be recalled that the first semester examinations which started on March 3^rd end on Saturday, March 21.

The university is yet to announce resumption date for the second semester which is expected to commence in May as the school will close for Easter break.

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Today the University Registrar, Chief Ambrose George Ugwu, popularly known as IGR (Internally Generated Registrar) marks his 63rd Birthday as well as three years anniversary in office as the Chief Scribe of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT

Born over six decades ago, Ambrose Ugwu  on February 10 officially replaced Barr. Tobias M. Ikpenwa as the ESUT Registrar following his appointment by the Governing Council. on February 4th, 2022

The Birthday Boy granted exclusive interview to ESUT Monitor in his office on Wednesday where he shared his perspective on his 63 years, His journey becoming the first “IGR” in ESUT and more.

Happy Birthday Sir. 63 is not a mean number,  How Do You Feel?

Well, I feel happy that God is with me and has continued to be with me for the past 365 days. Tomorrow, (Today) I’ll be 63 years climbing. It is a thing, and I give honour and adoration to God. It has not been easy, but I thank God for everything. I invite you all to be here around 3:00pm because the kind of enthusiasm, the kind of response, and the felicitation that people have been pouring in since they learned that the registrar will be adding one year tomorrow is encouraging. Thanks too; maybe we’ll spoon-feed some people. It’s a sign of sacrifice giving God the glory – some people will come here and pray. If we notice that this place cannot contain people, we can go to the Senate chambers near the auditorium, Julius Onah Auditorium. Life is all about enjoyment because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. (Laughs)

Will You Consider Your Position as Registrar the Height of Your Career?

Well, yes. If you join the university as an administrative assistant, the zenith of your profession is to be at the helm of affairs of that cadre. You know I started from being an Assistant to an Admin Officer to Assistant Registrar, to Senior Assistant Registrar, to Principal Assistant Registrar, to Deputy Registrar, and to the big R. So it is the zenith of my profession and give God all the tribute

How Would You Chronicle Your 63 Years?

As I said, I give God the glory; it has been very tortuous but enjoyable, like every other human being on earth. You meet ups and downs; you’ll see the pros and cons, but if you have God, you’ll continue moving. Don’t allow anything to distract you or be an impediment. Success does not determine from where you come. You can come from the ghetto and be the man or the woman that everyone looks upon. So don’t allow your family background to be an obstacle to your growth in any place you find yourself. I think 63 years is not an easy feat. And why I give glory to God is that I’m aware that many of those we started this journey of life with, where are they? That some of us are living is a privilege, not a right. And that’s why, wherever we find ourselves, we do our best to give joy to as many as possible who can receive that joy.

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As the countdown to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination intensifies, prospective candidates are eyeing Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) as their institution of choice. Insider reports suggest a significant uptick in applications, with figures poised to soar from 9, 000 previously to a staggering 13, 000.

The allure of ESUT lies in its pledge to ensure smooth academic journeys for its students. With promises of uninterrupted four or five-year courses, the university aims to mitigate the delays often caused by strikes, offering a clear path to timely, unhindered graduation.

This commitment to academic continuity has catapulted ESUT into the spotlight, cementing its reputation as a beacon of educational reliability.

ESUT Registrar, Mr. Ambrose Ugwu emphasizes the university’s dedication to fulfilling these assurances.

“The forthcoming JAMB examination is expected to see a surge in applications for Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), potentially increasing from 9,000 to nearly 13,000. This surge is attributed to ESUT’s commitment to ensuring timely graduation for students enrolled in either four-year or five-year courses, with minimal disruptions due to strikes. Our university has earned a reputation for providing quality education while adhering to its promises,” stated Mr. Ugwu.

ESUT’s impending influx of applicants underscores a broader trend: students increasingly prioritize institutions that prioritize their academic progress. As ESUT prepares to welcome a wave of new students, it reaffirms its dedication to steering them towards a prosperous future.

The surge in applications signals not only the growing prominence of ESUT among the comity of universities, but also the shifting priorities of prospective students. In a landscape where educational continuity is paramount, ESUT stands as a beacon of reliability and promise.

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By Amaechi Agbo

The Vice-Chancellor, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie has charged the newly elected National Executive Council, NEC of the University’s Alumni Association to continue to sustain the legacies, comradeship and collaborative norms existing between the association and the management in order to sustain the new narrative in the institution.

The Vice-Chancellor gave the charge in his office on Friday when the new leaders of the Alumni Association paid a courtesy visit to the management of the institution.

Prof Okolie who congratulated the new leaders on their election victory urged them to remain focused and supportive of the management’s quest in changing the narratives at ESUT.

“Let me first and foremost congratulate all of you on your electoral victories which I know were never easy. Today you are here because you played the politics at the time and now it is time to work.

“The greatest challenge we have in organisation, association or any group is transition. I am happy we are able to come out of the elections peacefully and in love.

“Let me assure you that we shall work in synergy. We shall be interfacing with the alumni to ensure that we get to where we are going.

“We just started the journey, we shall achieve our targets with your support and we are going to give you maximum cooperation and you can’t afford not to deliver. It is important that we sustain our existing collaboration in rebuilding ESUT. This is our dream which is achievable,” the VC said.

He emphasized the need for unity in the association and the impact it would make in helping the management to reposition the university.

“Where I am coming from, the Alumni has five factions and their issues have remained unsolved. Factiionalisation breaks down any family or group.

“We are happy that ESUT Alumni is a role model to many universities in the country. This unity and peace is instrumental in achieving our set objectives and I must commend all of you in this regard.”

Earlier in his speech, the Alumni National President, Barrister CNN Nwagbara, said the NEC visited the Vice-Chancellor on tripartite reasons – to pay a courtesy visit, officially introduce the new NEC to the management and also to pay condolence to the VC who lost his mother during the week

He expressed the determination of the new Alumni leadership to continue to be a focal and rallying point for the students and expressed assurance of continued collaboration with the management in rebranding the university.

Also speaking, the University Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu, who doubles as the National Treasurer of the Alumni Association, expressed optimism that the partnership between the management and the association will be enhanced.

He lauded the VC for his laudable initiatives in the institution which have revolutionalized the University setting it at par with best universities in the world.

He stressed that the innovative and pragmatic leadership of the Vice-Chancellor has continued to give a rebirth and sound health to the University’s 67 programmes and emerging ones and assured of the Alumni’s readiness in that regard.

The ESUT Alumni NEC members were received by the Vice-Chancellor and some members of the management team including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Chike Nwoha, the Bursar, Dr Augustine Ojeh as well as the Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu, who is also a member of the Alumni NEC.

A minute silence was observed in honour of the Vice-Chancellor’s mother, late Mrs Ezinne Lucy Onuzulike Okolie who died on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 aged 81.

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By Udeigwe Chidera, Joseph Joy, Onyinyechi Eze, Chika Ogechi and Chioma Nworie

Today the University Registrar, Chief Ambrose George Ugwu marks his 62nd Birthday as well as two years anniversary in office as the Chief Scribe of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT

Born over six decades ago, Mr Ugwu on February 10 officially replaced Barr. Tobias M. Ikpenwa as the ESUT Registrar following his appointment by the Governing Council. on February 4th, 2022

A very experienced hand in University Administration, Mr. Ugwu has spent over 31 years as a Senior Administrative Staff and has served in different units ranging from Admissions, Records. Establishment, Student Affairs. Faculties and the like. He has also served severally as Chairman, Secretary or member of a number of sensitive committees of the university including Roadmap Committee, Ceremonials Committee, Committee on Review Of ESI_JT condition of service etc. Currently, he is the National Treasurer of ESUT Alumni Association.

He has attended many local and international trainings, workshops and conferences. Mr. ugwu recently bagged a certificate on policy strategy and leadership course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) – Kuru Jos – Plateau State.
He is happily married with children,

Ahead of His 62nd Birthday today, our Birthday baby, Chief Ambrose George Ugwu granted ESUT Monitor Exclusive Interview on his achievements after two years in office, challenges and Motivation.

How Has It Been Since You Assumed Office As Registrar?

You know I applied for this job so I don’t have any reason to complain that the job is very stressful or tiring. It’s a job that I enjoy and I think you can never see me having an ugly face. I am always smiling because I derive joy from what I am doing and I am happy that people are happy with what I am doing. I am adding more glamour, whatever thing I have within me to ensure that the university which is my Alma mater moves forward.

Are There Any challenges?
The challenges are that, there are ways you plan to do your own work and your subordinates may not understand your ways of work. For me I make sure to leave my office as if it’s the last day. The biggest challenge is that it is not easy traveling from Enugu to Agbani, you might have your programme of activities for the day only to be disorganised by the people waiting for you or by other things. Most of the times I leave the office 6pm, but then when you notice that the people, you’re doing this for are happy, you will be happy. I thank God for health, because this job is not something you can do if you’re not healthy but it’s all thanks to God that I have gotten to the zenith of my profession.

What Would You Be Remembered For After Your Time In Office?

It’s still too far, but if you look at the pictures, you’ll notice our former registrars. I want my own picture to be there so once someone enters the office he will say “ah if it where the time of so and so, this case would have been different”. It’s people that will say this is how you performed not you, it’s always difficult to rate yourself but if people rate you, you’ll be glad because they will bring out so many things about you that you don’t know. I thank God that within me I say I want to be remembered as one of the people that moved ESUT forward.

After The Day’s Hectic Works, How Do You Relax Sir?

Well, it’s not all that easy. When I go home everything concerning the university drop it there some other person is in charge at home. But then one thing that gives me joy, immediately I go home I eat, take my bath and sleep. I have not watched TV for a whole year. If I leave office by 6pm, how will I relax at home to watch television?

What Are Your Hobbies?
I love reading. I love taking a morning stroll and then again, I love having chat with people. Those give me joy. I enjoy going through the ESUT Monitor Newspaper, so all these things are to improve in what am doing.

What Motivates You Sir?
What motivates me is that people derive joy in what I do and I derive joy too no matter what I do, if you’re in need of two naira and I have three naira I’ll give you. Once I give it to you it will take 24 hours before I get double of it. It is God’s gift.

Where Would You Be By March 2027?
We have to pray to be alive till then. But I think one good thing is that I am a child of destiny. If I leave office 10th February 2027, by 14th I’ll be retiring from the active service. I’ll be 65 years by then. Knowing that I am still looking young even though I am old, by the grace of God, he will place me fine, because you know, man proposes but God disposes.

From all of us at the ESUT Monitor Newspaper, published by the Department of Mass Communication, we wish you more wisdom and strength in your new year. Happy 62 Cheers.

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The 2024 Matriculation ceremony of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, will be held at various faculties in the university.

Unlike the previous editions that were centrally organised, the management directed that each faculty will take care of their matriculation activities.

However, the management has offered explanations on why it decided to decentralise the ceremony this year.

Speaking in an interview with ESUT Monitor, ESUT Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu said the decision to decentralise the matriculation ceremony activities was to ensure inclusivity and promote proximity between the parents and their wards who are studying in the university.

Mr Ugwu noted that with the new arrangement, parents would be able to have access and also know where their children are studying as well as have a first-hand knowledge of the university environment.

He added that during the matriculation activities, the Deans of various faculties will represent the Vice-Chancellor while faculty Officers would act as the registrar.

“As you are aware, the ESUT matriculation will hold on the 23rd of February 2024. Formerly we have been doing it centrally but this time around we have decided that we are going to decentralize the matriculation. The Deans of the faculties will now be the Vice-Chancellor that day and the Faculty officers will now be the registrar.

“The essence is that we want these parents to be acquainted with the faculties where their wards are going to study for four to five years. It will now be the responsibility of these faculty officers to take the parents round the environment so that if there’s any assistance they can now harvest from the parents,” he said.  

The university scribe revealed that the management is making contingency plans to establish the Parents Teachers Association adding that with the decentralization, it will now help the parents to know where their children are domiciled.

Over five thousand students (5000) are set to wear the ESUT matriculation gowns for the 2023/2024 academic year.

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For over three years, Zenith Bank Cash Centre situated along Charles Umeh Daddy Oyeama Avenue, opposite Fidelity Bank in ESUT has been without business and out of operation.

Overtaken by grasses and rodents, ESUT Monitor carried out an investigation to unravel the reason behind the abandoned and neglected bank edifice inside the school.
It was gathered that the cash centre not being in operation has nothing to do with the management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT.

“The issue is coming from the authorities of Zenith Bank, not ESUT. They abandoned that place for almost three years now. I think they are having some administrative challenges. It has nothing to do with ESUT, that is the summary,” Registrar, ESUT, Mr Ambrose Ugwu said when our reporters visited him on the matter.

Mr Ugwu who exonerated the institution’s management from the abandoned property, added however that the Vice Chancellor is coming up with contingency plans on bringing more banks into the university.

“Our visionary Vice Chancellor is thinking about bringing other banks to come and occupy the place. ESUT is expanding and we need the banking halls to be equally expanding. The present number of banks we have now, during the time of payment of school fees, you see students clustering that place.”

He noted that the management is interfacing with the management of Zenith Bank for them to come back to the school and reopen the cash centre

“We are still interfacing with the management of Zenith Bank to ensure that they come back,” he stated.

Cash Centre abandoned for operational reasons – Zenith Bank

When contacted, a Zenith Bank official, who pleaded anonymity because he was not “permitted” to talk, said the Cash Centre was abandoned for operational reasons. The source noted that the management of the bank decided to discontinue its operation in ESUT because the cost of running the centre was higher than the revenue they are making therefrom.

“First of all, before you do an interview, you get approval from the management team. I think it (the abandonment) has to do with business challenges, looking at the logistics and operational costs.

“The reason it was stopped has to do with logistics of moving to the cash centre. The costs of managing the cash centre was at a high rate. The cost was becoming above what we were making from there. That’s my little knowledge,” the source who is a member of the Bank’s management team in South-East region said.

The paper further gather that the bank is working on reviving the cash centre this year with April timeline.

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The office of the Registrar, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT was a beehive of activities on Thursday, December 21 as members of the staff “invaded” the office to collect their bags of rice, courtesy of the University scribe, Mr Ambrose Ugwu.

A visitor would have mistaken the Registrar’s office for a warehouse or palliative storage facility as bags of rice littered the office and staff trooping in and out dragging bags of rice along with them as they made their way out of the office in joyous mood.

Seated placidly on his desk is the Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu seemingly oblivious of the activities going on inside his office.

Interestingly, the news of the Christmas gift fettered into the other departments and staff came in their numbers to also collect their own gifts from “our daddy” as they referred to the Registrar.

Mr Ugwu in an interview with ESUT monitor shortly after the distribution of the bags of rice to the staff, explained why he embarked on such humanitarian gesture.

“I have a way of thanking God because He has been very supportive to our administration and to me in particular. So I said those staff working under me, let them receive the dividends of their efforts. It is a happy Christmas gift, no matter how little. I can’t reach everybody but at least those who sustained the work till today, the 21^st of December, that is why I don’t want any person that is not here to receive it. If you are not here, you are not part of it. And those who are here today that we have to close for the year, I have to appreciate them. 

“It is a Christmas gift to them. Formerly we used to send Christmas cards but those things are no longer in vogue, we now commit it to cash or materials. That is why I made provisions for small gifts. I have bags of rice, bedsheet. Some may still get tokens in terms of cash,” he said.

Mr Ugwu noted further that he distributed 200 5kg bags of rice to all the staff members who are working under the Registry Office.

 “I made provisions for 200 5kg bags of rice and I have exhausted them. My staff members are many because the departments and units under the Registry Office include the Central Registry, Establishment, Students Affairs, Records, Exams, Council Unit, General Administration and Senate Unit. All these departments fall under the purvey of the Registry. But I extended it to other units within the Administrative Block. Except the Bursary, I will think about that because I didn’t make provisions for them.”

ESUT formally closed for Christmas and New Year festivities on Thursday December 21 and will resume on January 8^th, 2024

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The management of Nigeria’s first University of Technology, ESUT, has expressed gratitude to the staff, students and the host communities for standing by them during the outgoing year 2023.

The Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu in an exclusive interview with ESUT Monitor in his office on Friday shortly before the university shut down for Christmas and New Year festivities, said the outgoing year was a mixed fortune for the university.

“This year has been very challenging but still fruitful,” he said while answering question on the activities in the university in the year under review.

I thank God and my prayer is that we all will go home peacefully and return peacefully to continue from where we stopped.

“God has been very faithful to the University. Even though we lost some staff, which is natural, He has been protecting us. It is not easy travelling to Agbani from Enugu on daily basis but God protected us throughout the year.

“The staff members were outstanding despite one two issues, the students also did their best. The host communities remained partners in progress.  

“I am very happy because within the space of two years we have been here, ESUT had no strike, everything has been going seamlessly. I thank the labour unions for being with the management always because we have not had any challenge with the labour unions in the past two years we came on board. The relationship has been very cordial.

“I equally thank the Vice Chancellor because he is a visionary leader and a father who listens to cries of the people under his care,” he said,

He however reminded the staff that more works ahead f the quest of achieving the management’s dream of making the university a beckon of academic excellent must be achieved.

“I thank God and my prayer is that we all will go home peacefully and return peacefully to continue from where we stopped.”

As the school officially vacates for yuletide celebrations, it is hoped that both staff and students would continue to imbibe the good morals inculcated in them and remain good ambassadors of the university.

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Baring last minute change in plans, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT has concluded plans to restore the ESUT Radio on air latest by March next year, ESUT Monitor can report authoritatively.

Operating on 106.5 Frequency Modulation (FM), the ESUT Radio licensed in 2012 went off air following fire incident that affected the office building in Enugu, some years back.

The Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, in an interview, gave assurance that the Radio will be back on air before the end of March 2024

“The Vice-Chancellor last week, when we went to Port Harcourt, presented this issue to the ESUT alumni, that ESUT does not have ESUT Radio. He wants the alumni to assist because the University is already completing payment for the Afri-Hub. The ESUT Radio can be hoisted within that Afri-Hub complex.  The good news is that the alumni Port Harcourt branch made instant donations towards that project. What we are now waiting is for the budget estimate. The Vice-Chancellor commissioned a committee to go and work out the modality.

“Before February – March, you’ll be hearing ESUT Radio again. The money is already there because we told them that completion of the payment for the Afri-Hub and the ESUT radio will not guzzle more than twenty million naira. After the donation in which ten million naira was realised, they said that if there is any other thing that will prevent it, we should let them know. Not only that they donated, they have already started paying it into the University account.

“I’m sure that by next week, the Vice-Chancellor will call some of you to witness the discussion of the ESUT Radio. We don’t want to go and find out what happened in the past, but we are floating it, because we have been hearing Caritas University Radio, Coal City University Radio, and ESUT came on board before those areas, so it’s a done deal,” he said.

The news is coming less than a month after the Department of Mass Communication relaunched its newspaper, ESUT Monitor along with the website.

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